About Us

Emmetropia Comics was founded by Baltimore-based writer, M'Shai S. Dash. A Washington, D.C. native and comic book enthusiast from a young age, Dash reconnected with the medium after attending the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in 2017. After writing across genres and publishing a collection of sci-fi stories in 2021, Dash launc

Emmetropia Comics was founded by Baltimore-based writer, M'Shai S. Dash. A Washington, D.C. native and comic book enthusiast from a young age, Dash reconnected with the medium after attending the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in 2017. After writing across genres and publishing a collection of sci-fi stories in 2021, Dash launched Emmetropia Comics in 2024. 

Her first effort, Fumes, launched in 2025 with artwork from Tiah and Tahilla Ankum, and artistic direction and editing from Greg Burnham. Fumes #1, was nominated for a Zelda Award, and a Glyph Award in 2026.